In article , Bruce in Bangkok wrote:

On a less frivolous note, there is a boat down the dock from me that
has real car tires for fenders - carefully covered by custom sewed
covers made from Sunbrella fabric.......And tied to the lifelines with
sparkling white double-braid.

That's another way of recycling. The tyres will probably last longer
than regular fenders too. I guess that without the fabric covers the
tyre rubber will mark the boat, so they're not just to improve
appearances.

Justin.


BTW: Tyres are those air-filled rubber things on the wheels of an
automobile, tires is what one does when one works hard ;-)

--
Justin C, by the sea.